Biosecurity foot mats removed from airports as Indonesia's foot and mouth disease outbreak 'stabilises'

In short: Sanitation foot mats at international airports and cruise terminals have been removed as FMD case numbers have now "stabilised in Indonesia", the government says. Sanitation foot mats at international airports and cruise terminals have been removed as FMD case numbers have now "stabilised in Indonesia", the government says. But according to the government, FMD case numbers have now "stabilised in Indonesia", and while a number of "heightened biosecurity protection measures" are still in place the foot mats this week are gone. Deputy secretary of biosecurity, operations and compliance Justine Saunders said the department would continue to closely monitor the FMD situation, and while some measures like sanitation foot mats would no longer be used, other biosecurity measures will be kept for all returning flights.